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On the recordSeptember 5, 2018
Because it takes a lot of electricity to produce aluminum and the cost of electricity is much too high in the United States to make that practical.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Discussing high electricity costs affecting U.S. aluminum production.

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